Herbert Whitten (1909–1981) was a Northern Irish unionist politician.

Herbert Whitten
Mayor of Craigavon
In office
1978–1979
Member of
Craigavon Borough Council
In office
30 May 1973 – 1981
Preceded byCouncil established
ConstituencyCraigavon Area B
Member of the Constitutional Convention
for Armagh
In office
1975–1976
Preceded byConvention established
Succeeded byConvention dissolved
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for Armagh
In office
28 June 1973 – 1974
Member of Parliament
for Central Armagh
In office
24 February 1969 – 1972
Preceded byIsaac Hawthorne
Succeeded byParliament abolished
Member of
Portadown District Council
In office
1968–1973
Succeeded byCouncil abolished
Personal details
Born1909
Portadown, Northern Ireland
Died1981
Political partyUlster Unionist Party

Background

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Born in Portadown, Whitten became the managing director of T. A. Shillington, a builders' merchants. He was elected to Portadown District Council as an Ulster Unionist Party member in 1968, and at the 1969 Northern Ireland general election, he was elected for Central Armagh.[1]

In 1973, following the reorganisation of local government in Northern Ireland, Whitten was elected to Craigavon Borough Council, and he also took a seat in Armagh on the 1973 Northern Ireland Assembly. He held this seat on the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention.[1] In 1978–79, he served as Mayor of Craigavon.

References

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Parliament of Northern Ireland
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Central Armagh
1969–1973
Parliament abolished
Northern Ireland Assembly (1973)
New assembly Assembly Member for Armagh
1973–1974
Assembly abolished
Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention
New convention Member for Armagh
1975–1976
Assembly abolished
Civic offices
Preceded by
Sydney Cairns
Mayor of Craigavon
1978–1979
Succeeded by
A. Locke